The inaugural Acronis Global Cyber Summit is in the history books. After two and a half days of cyber protection insights, advances, and discussions the cybersecurity experts, CIOs, IT pros, MSPs, value-added resellers, ISVs, and developers that joined us in Miami are on their way back to the corner of the world they call home.

A new ransomware family was discovered in August 2019. Called HILDACRYPT, it is named after the Netflix cartoon “Hilda” because the TV show’s YouTube trailer was included in the ransom note of the original version of the malware. HILDACRYPT camouflages itself as a legitimate XAMPP installer, which is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. However, the cryptolocker’s file name ‘xamp’ differs from the legitimate version. Moreover, the ransomware file does not have a digital signature. We took a deep dive into this new cyberthreat to show how it works and how you can help overcome its attack with Acronis Cyber Backup.

Following the partner awards last night, the main program of the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2019 is officially over. No more celebrity keynotes. No more insightful panels. No more wining and dining at the luxurious Fontainebleau Miami Beach Resort. Yet the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and insight continues on Day 3, as IT pros, salespeople and engineers roll up their sleeves and get formal training on the strategies and solutions that will make the cyber protection revolution a success. Attendees who can stay another day have the opportunity to join a series of training and certification sessions that will help them put the knowledge that they gained during the Summit into practice.

Today was another big day of presentations, information sharing and learning for IT infrastructure managers, CIOs, managed-IT service providers, resellers, ISVs, and developers alike. From keynotes to special presentations and on-going learning in each of the four dedicated education tracks, we’ve recapped highlights from the day below.